Tiistain turinoita / Tuesday ramblings

Neiti paasi kouluun ja juhlimaan vihdoin ja viimein sita sadannetta koulupaivaa. Kotiin tultiin mitalli kaulassa ja diploma kainalossa. Hienoa! :D
Energiaa olisi talle paivalla loytynyt varmaan paljonkin. Olo on kuitenkin sellainen etten oikein saanut mitaan aikaiseksi. Aamupaivan tiskailin ja vahan siistin paikkoja. Lounaan jalkeen istuskelin sohvalla ja mietin kauppalistaa huomiselle. Kaivoin mina pienen "kiitoradan" koiralle takapihalle etta paasee pissalle sinne, eika tartte noille suolatuille teille lahtea tassuja nostelemaan. Kavin vahan lasten vaatteita lapi ja otin kaapista pieneksi jaaneita pois. Kuuntelin myoskin neitien kinastelua kun he leikkivat. Isomman odotukset pienemman leikkimistaidoista ei valitettavasti ole ihan kohdallaan. Niinpa mami joutuu sitten ojentamaan kumpaakin ja se on tosi rasittavaa.
Voittekos kuvitella, saarintamalla povataan meille jo toista isoa lumimyrskya viikonlopulle. Sinansa ei haittaa, mutta kun olis ihan kiva jos saisivat siirrettya nama entisetkin lumet teiden varsilta ja parkkipaikoilta pois ennen kuin tulee lisaa. Viela on liian aikaista sanoa etta mita reittia tuo myrsky kulkee: meneeko merelle ja sielta ohi vai rannikkoa pitkin ylos meille. Sita tietoa odotellessa.

Miss got to go to school and finally celebrate the 100th school day. She came home with a medal and a diploma of good work done. Way to go! :D
I guess I would have had more energy for today but I feel like I didn't really get anything done. In the morning I did some dishes and tidied up downstairs. After lunch I sat down on the sofa and tried to think up all the things needed from the grocery store trip tomorrow. And I did dig a small "runway" for the doggie so that he can go to the back yard for quick business without having to go out on the streets full of salt. I did go through the girls' closets and took small clothes out while listening a constant bickering while the misses were playing. The expectations of the older miss of what and how the younger one can play are not quite realistic sometimes and that creates the bickering. So I had to be constantly going in between. Really tiring.
Can you believe, they are predicting another major snow storm for the weekend. I don't really mind but could it wait until the roads have been properly cleared before we get more snow. It's yet too early to tell whether the storm will head out to sea and past us or up the east coast to us. Waiting for that information.

Aika pollomainen juttu / Quite an owl of a situation

Kyselin tuossa viikko sitten niista Molly Makes lehdessa olleista pollokynsikkaista TAALLA ja Kapalamaen Homsantuu osaskin vinkata mita kannattaa tehda. Kiitos viela. Vinkki oli varsin onnistunut. Olenkin nyt sitten varkannyt polloa parina iltana, peukku puuttuu. Mutta voihan pollo sentaan. Pollo itsessaan onnistui varsin hyvin ja olen siita kovin iloinen. Mutta ranneosuus on kirjaimellisesti ihan vinossa. Enka oikein ymmarra miksi. Tein hieman tiukempaa kuin normaalisti mutta se oli etta sain mallikappaleen oikeankokoiseksi langallani ja puikoillani. Kokokin oli aika yllatys. Minulla on pieni kasi ja tama on todella tiukka eli toisinsanoen liian pieni. Vari on mita on.... eli punainen, koska se sattui olemaan ainoa oikeanpaksuinen lanka varastossa tahan kokeiluun. Purkuun menee joka tapauksessa eli ei haittaa.
Meilla oli tanaankin snow day eli ei koulua. Toivottavasti huomenna sentaan. Viikonlopulle povataan seuraavaa isoa myrakkaa. Etta silleen. Katotaan mihinka se myrakka osuu ja minkalaisella voimalla.

A week ago I was asking about the Molly Makes owl wrist warmers HERE and Kapalamaen Homsantuu was able to tip me off what I should try. Thank you once again for the tip. It was very successful. Now I've made my owl for few evenings, thumb missing. But oh owl... The owl itself was successful and I'm happy about it. But the wrist bit of it is literally crooked. Well, the pattern on it. And I don't quite understand why. I did knit a bit tighter than normally as the gauge demanded it with the yarn and needles I had. The size was a surprise as well. I have a small hand but the wrist warmer is very tight. In other words, too small. The colour is what it is..... red, as it happened to be the only bulky enough thread I had in my stash for this project. This will be taken apart, so I don't really mind.
We had a snow day today, i.e. no school. Hopefully tomorrow there will be. For the next weekend weathermen are predicting another big storm for us. Really? Lets see where this storm is headed for and what kind of force.

Nemo: toinen otos / Nemo: take two

Tanaan siis paistoi aurinko. Taydellinen talvipaiva. Paljon lunta. :) Tassa hieman nakymia nyt kun ei enaa tuule eika sada lunta.

Today it's sunny and lovely. Perfect winter day. Lots of snow. :) Here some pictures now that it's not windy or snowing anymore.


Jaapuikkojen varjoja./Icicle shadows.

Auringonottoa kenties?/Lounging in the sun, perhaps?

Ihan pieni kasa vaan./Just a small pile.

Piilossa./Hiding.

Tassa normaalisti kavelytan koiraa. Nyt siina on noin 70cm lunta eika sita aurata./This is where I normally walk our dog. Now there's about 70cm of snow and it won't be cleared.

Lisaa kasoja./More piles.

Joku oli kaynyt rampimassa metsassa. Lunta haaroihin asti./Someone had gone for a walk int he forest with snow up one's crutch.

Tuuli ja aurinko ovat tehneet tehtavansa. Puissa ei ole lunta./Wind and sun have done their job. No snow in the trees.

Aurinkovoimaa./Sun power.

Varjot lumella ovat mielestani ihania./I love shadows on snow.

Lisaa auringon sulattamaa pintaa./More sun melted surface.

Jaapuikkoja jonossa rappusissa./Icicles in a row on our front step.

Jaatikko./Glacier.

Lisaa puikkoja./More icicles.

Nemo

Eilinen meni mukavasti lumitoissa useampaan otteeseen ja auttamassa naapuria kaivamaan itsensa ulos. Siina hommassa taisi menna kolmisen tuntia plus omat lumityot paalle. HUH! Nyt ylakrppa huutaa hoosiannaa. Nama kaikki kuvat on otettu puhelimella. Lunta pollytti niin paljon etten uskaltanut vieda isoa kameraa ulos. Otan tanaan silla kuvia. Aurinko paistaa ja on upea saa. Mutta tassa siis ensikuvat talvimyrsky Nemosta taalla meilla. Kuva jossa isompi neiti on lumivallin paalla (naapurimme talon edessa) oli minua rintaan asti ja kolmisen metria levea ennen kuin paastiin hiukkasen matalampaan lumeen.

Yesterday was spent pretty much doing snow several times and helping our neighbour to dig herself out. That took about three hours. Now my upper body is pretty much in need of a long masage. I can feel every single muscle in my back, shoulders, arms and palm of my hands. All these photos have been taken with my phone as it was so windy and the snow was really swriling in the air that I didn't want to take my big camera out. I'll take some photos with it today. The sun is shining and it's absolutely gorgeous winter weather. But here are some first photos of the winter storm Nemo here with us. The photo of the older miss on top of a snow pile (in front of our neighbour's house) was up to my chest at it was about three meters wide before we could get a bit more shallow snow.

Perjantai ilta / Friday evening

Kello on puoli kahdeksan illalla kun tata aloitan kirjoittelemaan. Lunta on satanut koko paivan mutta ihan hissukseen. Ei mitaan katastrofaalista. Ihan hyvin olis koulu voinut olla tanaan auki. Ihan pohkoa hommaa. No, aamupaivasta oltiin tyttojen kanssa leikkitreffeilla melkein naapurissa (ihanaa kun lahella on leikkiseuraa ja juttuseuraa mamille). Muuten paiva onkin sujunut kovin leppoisasti: pyykkia pesten ja lapset sai katsoa You Tubesta suomenkielisia lastenohjelmia. Isanta kavi lumitoissa viiden aikoihin kolaamassa viisi senttia pois.
Nyt sitten sita lunta tulee oikein urakalla. Kavin asken koiran kanssa pikalenkilla. Nakki olis kylla moyrinyt ja hypellyt ja nuuskutellut lumessa vaikka kuinka mutta mammaa ei naurattanut kun lumi piiskaa vaakatasossa suoraan naamaan kovassa tuulessa. Ja kun paasin sisaan melkein heti rupesin kuuntelemaan etta kuka kolistelee ovella. Armeija (5) miehia putsas meidan pihaa ja rappusia lumesta. Me ei olla tilattu lumenluontia (niin kuin suurin osa taalla alueella on) pienen lantin ja rappusten takia. Jos lasku kolahtaa luukusta niin ei kylla makseta. Mahdollisesti siis saadaan aamullakin lumityot ilmaiseksi..... :D Katsotaan nyt miten kay. Tuolla nuo aurat (tai siis lava-autot, joiden eteen on asennettu aura) hoylaa teita. Taitavat kolistella koko yon. Yoksi luvattu myrskytuulta, lunta lunta ja lunta. Paikoitellen jopa tosiaankin sen metrin verran.
Vahan naurettavaa musta oli se etta kuvernoori kaski kaikkia muita kuin auroja ja hataajoneuvoja pysymaan poissa teilta klo 16 jalkeen aina la iltaan asti. Vaikka sita lunta tulee niin se on vaan lunta. Luulisi etta tallaisessa paikassa, missa kuitenkin sita lunta tulee joka talvi ja naita myrskyja joka vuosi etta olis homma hanskassa eika tammosta paniikinlietsontaa olis. Ahistaa.
Myrskysta muihin juttuihin. Nimittain muistinpa juuri etta mun blogi on tayttanyt vuoden! Se tapahtui jo tammikuun puolella mutta minapa unohdin koko asian tosi lahjakkaasti. Toinen mainitsemisen arvoinen asia on etta 10 000 sivunlatausta poksahti rikki eilen illalla! Siis olen ihan aimankakena. Miten se voi olla mahdollista??? En voinut koskaan kuvitellakaan etta minulla olisi 11 julkista lukijaa ja muitakin on (olen huomannut etta saannollisia kaynteja on mm. taalta USAsta, Venajalta, Ranskasta, Intiasta, Ruotsista, Latviasta ja italiasta. Ihan uskomattoman ihana fiilis etta joku jaksaa ja haluaa lukea naita mun hulluja juttuja meidan vielakin hullummasta menosta taalla. :D Kiitos teille kaikille! Olette ihania!

PS: ei viela lumisia kuvia. Ehka huomenna.


It's 19.30 when I start writing this post. It's been snowing all day but only a bit. Nothing catastrophic yet. In my opinion it would have been just fine to have school today. A bit silly in my opinion to cancel school when there was really no need. We spent the morning having a play date almost next door (it's lovely to have friend for the girls and company also for mother so close by). Otherwise it's been quite a slow day doing laundry and the children were watching some finnish children's TV programs from You tube. My husband did the snow (about 5cm) at 5pm.
Now it's really snowing. I took our dog out. He would have loved to jump and dig and snif in the snow for a long time but for me it wasn't so pleasant as the snow was flying horizontally with a strong wind hitting my face. A bit after I got back inside I started listening the noises coming from outside the front door. And army (5) men were cleaning out steps and yard from the snow. We have not asked for this service here (as most here have) because the tiny area we have plus the few steps. If we do get a bill we won't pay it. And there's a chance that they will come back tomorrow morning and do it again.... for free. :D Lets see how it goes. The ploughs (well pick up trucks with a plough attached to the front) are cleaning the roads. They will be doing it all night I think and making a hell of a racket. The night forecast is snow, snow lots of snow, storm winds and more snow.
A bit ridiculous in my opinion was the governor's order for everyone else except ploughs and emergency vehicles to stay out of roads after 4pm until Saturday evening. It's just snow that's coming down. You would think that in a place like this where there are proper winters and snow storms every year several times that they would know how to handle it without getting the people to panic.
But now other things. I just remembered that my blog turned 1 year old in January!!!!! And I totally forgot it. The other thing worth mentioning is that 10 000 page views was hit last night!!!! I'm absolutely dumbstruck! How can it be possible??? I could have never have though it possible to have 11 public readers and there are others (I have noticed regular visits from here USA, Russia, France, India, Sweden, Latvia and Italy among others. It's unbelievably wonderful feeling to know that someone comes back over and over again to read these crazy ramblings about even crazier life over here. :D Thank you all!!!! You are wonderful!

PS: No snowy pictures yet. Maybe tomorrow.

Kuinka paljon talla kertaa? / How much this time?

Ennustusten mukaan PALJON! Eli meille on tulossa oikein iso myrakka. Vuorokauden sisaan ennustetaan alueelle jopa 70cm. Paikoitellen saattaa menna metri rikki. Eli taalla sataa lunta pari senttia ja sitten se sulaa saman tien pois tai sitten sita lunta tulee kerralla ainakin puoli metria. Katotaan nyt kuinka paljon sita tulee. Koulut on peruttu. Eli meidan ensimmainen varsinainen "lumipaiva" eli snow day niin kuin takalaiset sita kutsuu. Osui vaan tosi pohkosti juurin kun huomenna piti juhlia sadannetta koulupaivaa. No, juhlat on siirretty tiistaille.
Tanaan sitten kavin kaupassa aamusta ettei tarvitse ihan heti kauppaan menna. Mielenkiintoista nahda kuinka paljon sita lunta tulee. Ainakin paastaan lumitoihin useamman kerran. :D Ja kasitoita voi varkata sitten sisalla. Villasukat jalkaan, takkaan tuli ja nauttimaan kaakaosta/teesta. (Tanaan nautin glogista, jota loytyi viela pari pullolista. :D)

According to the predictions A LOT! So we're about to have a really big blizzard hit us. The prediction is 27inches (70cm) within 24h. And in spots even three feet (about 1m) is not out of question. As you can see we either get fet centimeters/inches at a time which melts immediately or it whomps it down at least 1,5 feet (50cm) at a time. Lets see how much this time. Schools have been cancelled so tomorrow will be out first official snow day. Just really bad timing as tomorrow it would have been the 100th day celebration which has now been postponed until Tuesday.
Went grocery shopping today in the morning so that I don't have to go back to the store in a hurry. It's really interesting to see how much it will snow. At least we get to do the snow several times. :D And I can spend time with my crafts. Put woollen socks on, fire place on, and enjoy hot chocolate/tea. (Today I enjoyed of some glogi. Found few more hidden bottles. :D)

Katsokaas naita / Look at these

Oih kuinka onnellinen olen. Postimies toi mulle pari tuubia ja tulivat viela samana paivana. :D YES! Tuubeista paljastui kaksi A3 kokoista julistetta, jotka ostin Etsysta. Olen etsinyt kovasti jotain tuohon keittion poydan paatyyn seinalle. Jotain mukavaa katseltavaa. Pitkan etsinnan jalkeen ne loysin. (Tai siis loysin mina yhden Muumi-grafiikan, jonka ostinkin, mutta en saa sita mitenkaan suurennettua niin isoksi kuin haluaisin. Koska kuvassa on Tove Janssonin signeeraus niin taallahan ei mikaan kopioliike koskekaan kuvaan tekijanoikeusjuttujen takia - kavin siis kyselemassa suurennusta.) Nyt niihin pitaisi loytaa kehykset etta saisin seinalle. Mutta hymy huulilla taman paivan.
Muutenkin on paiva mennyt taas niin mukavasti. Aamulla sain ommeltua vahan niita tyttojen mekkoloita eteenpain kun pikkuneiti leikki taas niin ihanasti yksikseen siina vieressa. Lounaan jalkeen ja toisen jalkikasvun tainnuttua paivaunille aloitettin leipomispuuhat. Isompi neideista keksi eilen etta han haluaa tehda Daddylle yllatyksen. Suunnitelmaan kuului piirustus, vahan piirileikkiesitysta pikkusiskon kanssa ja jotain hyvaa syotavaa. No, kokeiltiin uutta reseptia meidan slow cookerissa (mitenkohan tuon fiksusti suomentaisi). Ja jalkiruoaksi tehtiin Cream cheese frosted bananacake. NAMSKIS! Oli hyvaa eli kannattaa napata resepti talteen TAALTA. Daddy oli iloinen yllatyksestaan, erityisesti tuosta jalkiruokaosiosta. Koskas mina saan tallaisia yllatyksia? Kysynpa vaan. ;-P

Oh how happy I am. The post man brought me two tubes on the same day. :D YES! In those tubes were two A3 size posters, which I bought from Etsy. I've searched a lot for something to put on the wall next to the kitchen table and after a long search I finally found them. (Well, I did find one Moomin graphics, which I bought, but I cannot get it enlarged as big as I want to. As the picture itself has Tove Jansson's signature, none of the copy shops here won't touch it because of copyright issues - I did ask around and try getting it enlarged.) Now I need to find frames for these posters so that I can get them on the wall. I've been smiling all day today.
The day has gone pretty nicely otherwise as well. I did make some progress in sewing the dresses I started for girls before getting sick. The little miss played again so nicely next to me as I sewed. After the lunch and one down for nap we did some baking with the older miss. Yesterday, she got the idea of making a surprise for Daddy and the plan included some drawings, performance by the girls and something good to eat. Well, we tried a new slow cooker recipe and made cream cheese frosted banana cake. YUMMY! It was so good that I suggest to grab the recipe from HERE. Daddy was happy of his surprise especially the goodies part. When do I get a surprise like this? I'm just asking. ;-P

Lunta ikkunassa / Snow in the window

Lunta ei ole maassa. Sunnuntaina tullut muutama sentti suli jo pois. Ja taas paastelin sujuvasti lenkilla arrapaita teiden suolauksesta (aikamoista kuultavaa, silla minahan en oikeastaan kiroile ollenkaan). Koska lunta ei siis ole niin sitahan pitaa saada keinolla milla hyvansa. Isompi neiti tehtaili lumihiutaleita paperista ja teippaili niita ikkunaan. Kuvien ottaminen niista olikin paljon haasteellisempaa kuin kuvittelin (valon tullessa ulkootapain)....tai sitten mina en vaan osaa.
Aamu meni aika ihanasti. Teehetki ystavan seurassa, pikkuneidin leikkiessa soposti itsekseen. Isomman neidin haku koulusta ja lounas. Harmitti vain kovasti etta jouduin herattamaan pikkuisen paivaunilta balettitunnille lahdon takia. Mutta tunti unta riitti kuitenkin. Toinen oli kuin enkeli kun odotettiin isosiskoa. Lueskeli kirjojaan, piirteli magneettipiirtoalustalla ja mutusti kultakaloja.
Huomenna illalla paasen parin viikon tauon jalkeen marttakerhoilemaan eli kasitoita tekemaan. Ikuisuus projekti mukaan. Ja siita tulikin mieleeni:
Joulukuisessa Molly Makes lehdessa - nro 21 (kannessa pollokynsikkaat) oli ohje kannessa olleille kynsikkaille. Yritin niita viikonloppuna varkata. Mutta kun ohje on neljalle puikolle (brittisysteemin mukaan) eika viidelle. Ei tunnu kolme puikkoa taipuvan minulla mitenkaan kasissa neljannen ollessa tyopuikko. Mietin silmukoiden jakamista neljalle puikolle mutta se tuottaa sitten vaikeuksia itse pollokuvion tekemisessa. Olisko kellaan mitaan ajatuksia miten ratkaista ongelma? Mulla ei aivot nyt kierry taman ympari mutta haluaisin kovasti nuo tehda.

No snow on the ground. The few centimeters we got on Sunday have already melted. And again I did use quite strong language when taking the dog out for his walks (quite something to hear as I DO NOT swear). Guess the subject? Salting the roads. And as we don't have snow we had to get some one way or another. The older one the misses made a snow flake factory by cutting them out of paper and taping them on the window. Taking pictures of them was more challenging than I thought (with the light behind the window)... or then I just don't know how to.
My morning was quite lovely. A cup of tea with a friend while the little miss played nicely by herself. Picking the older one from school and lunch. I only felt bad for waking the sleeping beauty from her nap to go for a ballet lesson. Luckily 1h nap was enough for her as she was like a little angel waiting for her big sister to finish dancing. Reading her books, drawing on her drawing magnetic drawing board and munching on gold fish.
Tomorrow it's time for my craft club meeting after two week break. And that reminds me: In the December issue of Molly Makes issue 21 (with owl wrist warmers on the front) the actual pattern for the wrist warmers is giving me head ache. As I've brought up to do round knitting with five needles and not four as the British or American do I just don't seem to get my hands get around only three double pointed needles of stitches with one working needle. I tried but cannot make it look neat. I thought about dividing the stitches on four needles but that will mess up making the owl bit of the pattern. Anyone have any ideas how I could solve my problem? My brains just don't seem to want to wrap around this one but I'd love to make them.

George koiruliini / George the puppy

Olinpa sitten unohtanut kertoa ja kuvata yhden varkkaamistani joululahjoista pikkuneidille. Jos ne pehmot ei lisaannyt siella korissa niin mamma tekee niita. ;) Puollustukseni sanon eta taa tais olla ihan eka pehmo, jonka olen neitokaisille tehnyt.
Saanen esitella George the Puppy. Taman koiruuden kaavat piirtais itsekin mukavasti mutta nama nappasin TASTA kirjasta. Taitaapi olla suomennettukin kyseinen kirja, jos oikein muistan. Tasta mayriksesta (siis sehan on ihan selkeesti mayriainen) tuli nukkulelu. Se pitaa saada kainaloon paikkareille seka younille mentaessa. Kankaat kaivoin omista pinoista: rudullinen flanelli on IKEAn tyynyliinasta ja denim korvat isomman farkkumekon jamapaloista. Pehmea unikaveri siis.

I had completely forgotten to tell and photograph one of the christmas presents I made for the little miss. If stuffed animals do not reproduce in the hamper where they live then mummy makes them. ;) For my defence this is the very first stuffed animal I have made to either of my children.
May I present George the Puppy. This would be simple enough to draw the pattern on your own but I took it from THIS book. If I remember correctly this book has been translated into Finnish. This dachshund (it clearly is a dachshund, isn't it) became a sleeping buddy. She has to have it in her arms when going down for a nap or for the night sleep. The fabrics I found from my own stash. The white/blue flannel is from an old IKEA pillowcase and the denim for the ears scrap pieces from the denim dress I made for my older one. So George is a cuddly soft sleeping buddy.

Puxatony Phil

Tanaan Puxatony Phil (metsamurmeli) ei nahnyt varjoaan ja taman pitaisi tietaa aikaista kevatta. Valitettavasti Phil on hiukkasen epaluotettava naissa ennustuksissaan. Siita on kuulemma tehty ihan tutkimusta etta Phil on osunut vain 39% oikeaan. Kevatta siis odotellessa.
Ei kylla yhtaan taas innostanut herata lasten kanssa aamusella. Onkohan mulla joku talvihorros menossa? Yleensa olen niin aamuihminen ettei ole mitaan vaikeuksia. Nyt menen nukkumaan heti yhdeksan jalkeen ihan kuolleena ja seiskaltakin tekee tiukkaa tuo nouseminen. Omituista. Joskos se tasta taas normaaliksi muuttuisi kun aamut valkenee koko ajan pikkuhiljaa aikaisemmin.
Imurin varteen pitaisi tarttua. Sairastelun jalkeen en ole jaksanut edes katsoa imuriin pain. Ja pyyhkaista vahan polyjakin. Ei vaan tuota siivousinspista nay missaan. Taisi karata jonnekin sohvan alle villakoirien sekaan. Huomenna meille on mahdollisesti tulossa vieraita katsomaan Super Bowl:ia (riippuu kaikkien terveydentilasta, joka puolelta kuuluu nimittain kohintaa ja muita nuha-kohaoireita). Sita silmalla pitaen siis pitaisi siistia tama kotikulta. Pitanee kayttaa myos tuota lapsityovoimaa hieman. Hyva on niidenkin oppia pienesta pitaen siihen etta kun siivotaan niin siivotaan yhdessa.

Today Puxatony Phil, the groundhog, did not see his shadow which is supposed to indicate an early spring. Unfortunately Phil's credibility is a bit shaky. Someone has made a study that he's only correct 39% of the times in his predictions. So, here we are waiting for the spring.
I was not at all prepared to get up in the morning with the children. I wonder if I have some kind of winter hibernation going on? I'm usually such a chirpy morning person with no difficulties getting up early. Now I'm hitting the bed right after nine completely dead and getting up at 7am seems super hard. I'm hoping the situation will normalize itself when the mornings get lighter bit by bit.
I should do a little dance around the house with my Dyson. After the influensa I haven't even looked at the vacuum. And dust bunnies need to be shown out as well. But where's my cleaning inspiration? probably hiding under the sofa. It's possible that we will have some friends coming over to watch Super Bowl (depends on everyones state of health, lots of coughing and runny noses around) with us and that's why I need to straighten this place up. I will use some child labor as well. It's good for them to learn that when cleaning, we'll do it all together.